More than twenty years after the release of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic IIa new project described as a “spiritual successor” to that groundbreaking RPG series was announced Thursday evening during The Game Awards. Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic will be a collaboration between Lucasfilm Games and Arcanaut Studios, a new development house launched by original KOTOR director Casey Hudson.
Hudson, who will serve as director for the new game, said in an interview with StarWars.com that he has stayed in touch with Lucasfilm since its release. KOTOR days, hoping to work together again in the Star Wars universe. “It took the right conditions to get everything aligned,” he told the site.
Vocation KOTOR “One of the defining experiences of my career,” says Hudson. He wants to “explore a contemporary vision” of the Star Wars universe, and “deliver on the combination of player agency and Star Wars immersion” that defined the original games. As director of the upcoming game, Hudson said he sees his role as “gathering and shaping a cohesive vision that the entire team contributes to. Making sure everyone shares that vision and understands their part in creating it is critical to the success of a project.”
